The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-01-29
THE COUNTY SEAT.
4 BILL PASSED TO REMOVE IT
TO ELY.
A Bill Providing for the Construct
ion Of County Buildings.

sist OF the Beard Of Commissioners.
n. a. COmins and Sol HiIp-Ths
Altman EsGats GO Donate the site.
The following bills, which have ref
erence to the removal of our county
seat from Hamilton to Ely, we take
pleasure in laying before our readers.
The first has passed both Houses, and
no doubt ere this received the Cover.
nor's signature. The second, which
is supplementary to the first, and in
tended to carry out its provisions,
passed the Senate unanimously and
will go through the House in the same
order.
To Senator Briggs, especially, and
our entire delegation in the Leglsla-
ture, the people of White Pine county
feel grateful for this just and whole
some legislative measure. 1t is in the
interest of the people at large, and
works no hardship on any section of
the county; nor will it impose any
great burden on the taxpayers.
A good feature of the bill author
izing the construction of county
buildings is the addition of two citi-
zens to the Board of County Commits
sionsrs. designated AS "Court House
Commissioners" to have control of the
work.
We are also reliably informed that
A. J. Underhill, George d. Harter and
George ID. Raff, administrators of the
estate of G. Altman, have authorized
District Attorney Love to draw deed
TO the county for the requisite site for
county buildings. together with water
privileges for the use of the same,
which they offer rs GIFT to the county !:
ASSEMBLY BILL NO. %.
Introduced by Mr.. Lyons, Jan. 18th.
An Act to remove the county seat of
White Pine county from the town
Of Hamilton to the town of Ely.
The people of the State of Nevada,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section /. From and after the first
day of August, In the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and
eighty seven, the county seat of White
Pine county shall be located at the
town of Ely, in said county.
Sec. 2. Ii shall be tile duty of the
county officers of said county who are
required by Law to keep their offices
at the county seat to remove the same
TO said town of Ely GU the week next
preceding the first day of September
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty seven.
Soc. 8. The County Commissioners
of White Pine county shall provide
for the removal of the archives and
ether movable property belonging TO
said county to said town of Ely.
Sec. 4. It shall be lawful for the
Board of County Commissioners of
said White Pine county. and it is here
by made their duty, to provide for the
use of the various officers such build
ings, rooms or Offices as are required
by law.
The foregoing bill passed the As
sem5y On the 10th, and came up in
the Senate on the 2lst, when Senator
Briggs spoke for it VI follow:
He said that when the couny of
White Pine was first organized it was
in the midst of Q great mining excite
ment which carried thousands there.
Hamilton was the principal point, and
the county seat was, naturally ssta6-
lished there. Since then mining had
declined and Hamilton had become
comparatively deserted. The town
was situated 1900 feet above sea level.
on = bleak, cold mountain side, where
snow lay for nine months in the year,
aud it was NO longer the chief popu-
lous point. Ely is situated in warm,
pleasant valley, go miles farther east
and was nearer, being the most popu.
lous center, more naturally adapted
for county seat, far easier of access
by railroad to Eureka, and possessed
many other important advantages.
Moreover, the Courthouse was destroy
ed by fire two years ago, and now that
q new one was to be built with assis-
lance from the State, now was the
time to establish it where it naturally
belonged. He favored its removal to
Ely. The bill passed; ayes, II; nays,